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NGOs: bridging the North South divide8 June 2015
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It’s an age-old story of money and power that breeds mistrust and resentment.
But can relations between major donors in the west and local humanitarian agencies in the global south be changed to everyone’s benefit?
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/101603/NGOs-bridging-the-North-South-divide

IRIN’s Top Picks: Burundi, bombs and bogus claims5 June 2015
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This week our Top Picks cover the deadly civilian toll in Yemen, Burundi, the battle against self-declared Islamic State in Iraq, an alleged aid scandal in Haiti, and how to change the global aid infrastructure for the better:http://www.irinnews.org/Report/101594/IRIN-s-Top-Picks-Burundi-bombs-and-bogus-claims

Beyond Boko Haram: Nigeria’s hidden crisis5 June 2015
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The Nigerian government’s focus on its war against the Boko Haram insurgency is obscuring a growing humanitarian emergency.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/101599/Beyond-Boko-Haram-Nigeria-s-hidden-crisis

Briefing: Darfur's deepening conflict*2 June 2015
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Violence in Sudan’s Darfur has surged to levels not seen in a decade, with more than 150,000 people driven from their homes this year alone. The region’s long-suffering residents are also bearing the brunt of a measles epidemic.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/101568/Briefing-Darfur-s-deepening-conflict

Five false assumptions driving EU migration policy2 June 2015
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More than 85,000 migrants have crossed the Mediterranean in smugglers’ boats since the start of 2015, and the peak sailing season is only just getting under way.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/101573/Five-false-assumptions-driving-EU-migration-policy

Thousands flee violent upsurge in northern Mali29 May 2015
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A spike in violence in northern Mali has driven the number of people displaced in the country above 100,000, many of them urgently needing food, water and shelter as time runs out before the rainy season begins:http://www.irinnews.org/Report/101561/Thousands-flee-violent-upsurge-in-northern-Mali

Which way is up? Flatpacks alone can't solve global shelter crisis*25 May 2015
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IKEA's new flatpack shelter partnership with the UNHCR is well and good, but how about reforming the process as well as the product? Now that could make a more profound difference, Paul Currion argues in his latest column.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/101538/Which-way-is-up-Flatpacks-alone-can-t-solve-global-shelter-crisis

The case that exposes Jordan's deportation double standards25 May 2015
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The case of Wael al-Sahlee, who was nearly sent deported to Syria last week after spending two weeks sleeping in an airport, has shone fresh light on the Jordanian government's dubious deportation practices.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/101539/The-case-that-exposes-Jordan-s-deportation-double-standards

Children bear brunt of Yemen’s war18 May 2015
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Aid agencies in Yemen are warning of dire consequences for the country’s children if the conflict there does not stop soon. In addition to young people being killed and injured, malnutrition and diarrhea are on the rise due to limited access to food and clean water and close to two million are out of school due to the fighting.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/101511/Children-bear-brunt-of-Yemen-s-war

Lawyers see detainees in South Africa ‘xenophobia’ storm15 May 2015
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Human rights lawyers are interviewing hundreds of migrants rounded up last week in night raids by South African police, trying to ascertain if they should be exempt from deportation.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/101499/Lawyers-see-detainees-in-South-Africa-xenophobia-storm